Learning about treatment and other parts of metastatic breast cancer care may help you feel better prepared to face the challenges ahead. Learn more here.| Susan G. Komen®
HER2-Targeted Therapies for Metastatic Breast Cancer Watch our June 2024 MBC Impact Series, Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer. HER2 and metastatic breast cancer The HER2 protein is an important driver of cell growth and survival. A pathologist determines HER2 status by testing a sample of the metastatic tumor (from a biopsy of the metastases). Learn more […]| Susan G. Komen®
ShareForCures Alliance welcomes For the Breast of Us-the first-ever, inclusive online community for women of color affected by breast cancer.| Susan G. Komen®
CDK4/6 Inhibitors for Metastatic Breast Cancer CDK4 and CDK6 are enzymes important in cell division. CDK4/6 inhibitors are drugs designed to interrupt the growth of cancer cells. CDK4/6 inhibitors are used in combination with hormone therapy to treat some hormone receptor-positive breast cancers. The CDK4/6 inhibitors FDA-approved for metastatic breast cancer treatment are: Drug name […]| Susan G. Komen®
Find information for breast cancer patients on clinical trials. Learn about joining a clinical trial and find questions to ask your doctor about clinical trials.| Susan G. Komen®
Hormone Therapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer Watch Susan G. Komen®’s January 2024 MBC Impact Series, Metastatic Breast Cancer and Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer. What is hormone therapy? Estrogen and progesterone are female hormones produced in the body. Some breast cancer cells need estrogen and/or progesterone to grow. When these hormones attach to special proteins called […]| Susan G. Komen®
You can help discover cures for breast cancer, faster. ShareForCures is a breast cancer research registry by Susan G. Komen, connecting researchers with information from people who have or had breast cancer. Why Join ShareForCures? Your breast cancer information is as unique as you are. When combined with other people in the ShareForCures community, you […]| Susan G. Komen®
Monitoring Metastatic Breast Cancer Metastatic breast cancer (also called stage IV or advanced breast cancer) is breast cancer that has spread beyond the breast and nearby lymph nodes to other parts of the body (most often the bones, lungs, liver or brain). Metastatic breast cancer can respond to many different drug therapies. This means the […]| Susan G. Komen®
In a small, rural town in southern Minnesota, Cyndi spent her days as a wife, mother and high school English teacher. In 2018, after she tried everything to mitigate persistent rib pain, she had an appointment that set her on a path she never anticipated.| Susan G. Komen®